Interviews

Australia batsman Usman Khawaja still believes the NatWest Series will be a close affair despite England taking a 1-0 lead following their 15-run victory at Lord’s. The 25-year-old has played six Test matches for the Baggy Greens, making his debut in the 2011/12 Ashes series down under against England. Khawaja has never represented his country … Continue reading →

Chris Wright expressed his relief at playing Division One cricket as he admitted he didn’t expect to be here after his release from Essex last August. Wright has made a sublime start to his first full-season with the Bears claiming 15 wickets at an average just over 20 in their opening four Championship games. But … Continue reading →

Keith Barker is upbeat about Warwickshire’s chances of clinching the County Championship title for the first time since 2004 after their strong start to the season. The 25-year-old has played a key role in the side’s early success, lodging his first championship five-wicket haul against Lancashire in their five-wicket victory at Liverpool. The left-armer believes … Continue reading →

Ashley Giles has praised the Warwickshire bowling attack after the Bears defeated Durham within three days in the LV= County Championship at Edgbaston. Giles and the coaching staff would have been worried before the start of this season’s campaign after the injuries to bowling duo Chris Woakes and Boyd Rankin, but the Warwickshire attack has … Continue reading →

Former professional footballer Keith Barker has always had dreams of playing for England – but he probably imagined it being at Wembley, rather than Lords. The 25-year-old all-rounder burst onto the County scene with Warwickshire in 2009 and has claimed 28 wickets and scored 558 runs in only 17 First-class matches. Now he is hoping … Continue reading →

As featured on AllOutCricket.com Chris Airey chats to big Boyd Rankin: a titan for Ireland and possible England giant. Irish cricket has come a long way over the last 10 years, developing quality young players including Eoin Morgan, and competing well in World Cups, including that shock win over neighbours England in 2011. But while … Continue reading →

The summer is almost upon us and the wait is nearly over for new skipper Wayne Madsen as he looks ahead to the challenge of leading a young Derbyshire side through the 2012 season and into the future with a realistic aim of silverware within the near future. South African born Madsen has now been … Continue reading →

He scored over 900 first-class runs for the County in 2011, and now promising all-rounder Liam Dawson has been duly rewarded with a new contract extension until the end of 2013. At only 21, he, alongside a large bulk of the Royals’ squad are set to be at the newly named Ageas Bowl for the … Continue reading →

After six long weeks away on tour with the England Lions, James Vince has returned to the Rose Bowl with a new confidence and now hopes this experience will help get Hampshire back into County Cricket’s top flight. Vince’s winter trip began in Bangladesh at the beginning of January and ended in Abu Dhabi playing … Continue reading →

Ahead of Ireland’s upcoming tour of Kenya, South Africa and the UAE, Bears paceman Boyd Rankin caught up with Boundary about his time with the England Performance Programme in Loughborough and South Africa as well as the England Lions tour of Bangladesh. Early in the New Year, Boyd also represented the first ICC Affiliate/Associate Nations team … Continue reading →